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    DYSCO

    free
    Sat 20 Feb 2021, 2pm
    Online events
    Family & young people
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    Disco ball
    Aby Watson

    Ditch uniformity and find joy in your own dancing and moving in a playful, celebratory online workshop for all ages, bodies and minds.

    A neurodivergent-led space with dancing and music, DYSCO isn't about being a 'good' or 'bad' dancer, and there’s no teacher to follow.

    DYSCO embraces different ways of moving and believes all dancing is good when it feels good!

    DYSCO's resident DJ, DJ DYSCOURSE (aka dance artist Aby Watson), leads the dance party.

    For each track played from her curated playlist, she offers a different invitation to carry into your boogie.

    All invitations are simple, relaxed and can be approached in any way that works best for you.

    Whether you're dressed in comfy clothes or party clobber, get ready to get down in this virtual, intergenerational and celebratory DYSCO!

    Aby Watson is a dyspraxic, dyslexic and ADHD dance artist, performer and researcher, whose performance work marries movement, choreography, text, action and autobiography.

    With a vibrant neurodiverse energy, her work deals with concepts of deskilling, failure, feminism and difference, and has been seen at venues across the UK and internationally.

    She founded and chairs the Scottish Neurodiverse Performance Network, a new network of Scotland-based neurodivergent artists who work in performance.

    Need to know

    Ticket sales close 30 minutes before the start time of the event.

    Dates & times

    Sat 20 Feb 2021, 2pm

    Price

    • Standard entryFree, but ticketed

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    Venue

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    This event takes place live online via Zoom. A link with joining details will be sent to bookers an hour before the event start time.

    We advise that you join the event 25 minutes before the start time, so that if you have any technical difficulties, you don’t miss the beginning of the show.

    Please make sure that you have access to a stable WiFi network in order to watch the event. 

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    A whole host of technical errors can be avoided if you use the app. It’s free, and we advise that you download it to your laptop, tablet or smartphone before the event, giving yourself plenty of time in case you meet with any technical difficulties. 

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    Do you need any more help? 

    If you have any questions or need more help before the day of the event, please contact us on [email protected] 

    We hope you enjoy the event and we are excited to see you there!